Kwon Young-jin (politician)
Kwon Young-jin | |
|---|---|
| 권영진 | |
| Mayor of Daegu | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Bum-il |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 30 May 2008 – 29 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Woo Won-shik |
| Succeeded by | Woo Won-shik |
| Constituency | Nowon B (Seoul) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 December 1962 Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea |
| Political party | Liberty Korea |
| Alma mater | Korea University |
| Website | Kwon Young-jin's Blog |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 권영진 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gwon Yeongjin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwŏn Yŏngjin |
Kwon Young-jin (Korean: 권영진; Hanja: 權泳臻; born 10 December 1962) is a South Korean politician who currently serves as the mayor of Daegu.
Life
Kwon Young-jin was born on December 10, 1962 in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province.
In 2002, Kwon entered politics on the recommendation of the President of the Grand National Party Lee Hoi-chang. In 2004, he led the way "Tent headquarters movement" of the Grand National Party.
In 2007 presidential election, Kwon supported Lee Myung-bak. And he ran for the 2008 legislative election for Nowon District, Seoul and he won over the Woo Won-shik of the United Democratic Party. However, he lost to Woo Won-shik in the 2012 legislative election.
Kwon ran for mayor of Daegu in the 2014 local elections and won. And in 2018, he was re-elected despite his party(Liberty Korea Party)'s poor approval rating. He put up the city government's slogan is "Only Citizens' Happiness, Creating Daegu."[1][2]
References
- ^ "권영진 대구시장 당선자, 그는 누구인가?...그가 걸어온 길". 국제뉴스 (Gukjenews) (in Korean). 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
- ^ "<광역단체장 인터뷰 / 권영진 대구광역시장> "대구는 더이상 수구꼴통도시 아닌 열린도시"". 내일신문 (in Korean). 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-07-26.